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SCP-3996 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3996
Expected annual
$9.8M
One-time setup
$19.9M
Annual recurring
$9.6M
Personnel
49
Estimated one-time capital/setup costs ≈ $19.95M driven by base construction, equipment procurement, and a large SRA replacement contingency; recurring annual costs ≈ $9.565M driven primarily by staff wages, R&D, and ongoing operations/medical/logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.9M
Sra Replacement Reserve $7.5M
[#18] Contingency reserve for replacement/repair of SRAs or high-end reality-stabilization equipment (recommended reserve fund).
Facilities $7.0M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #13, #25] Land acquisition/lease, site survey/permitting, construction of Research Base 1212, perimeter installation, on-site med-bay upgrades, and horse stables/setup. Combined structural/infrastructure capital costs.
Equipment $2.6M
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #11, #17] Power generation and utilities hardware, secure communications hardware, surveillance/sensor network, drone/UGV fleet, vehicles & air-asset purchases, entrant training equipment, and data-acquisition hardware.
Emergency Response Reserve $1.2M
[#23] One-time emergency / mass-casualty surge & catastrophic-response reserve funding.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#16, #27] Research containment lab buildout, biosafety equipment and initial R&D pilot/experimental setup costs.
Decommissioning Reserve $600K
[#29] Site decommissioning and remediation contingency reserve.
Training Program Development $175K
[#14] One-time development costs for entrant training program, simulators, and psych-screening development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.6M/yr
Staff Wages $4.6M/yr
[#10, #11, #12] Ongoing salaries and benefits: perimeter security guards (~18 @ $50k fully loaded ≈ $900k), rapid-response/MTF operators (~6 @ $120k ≈ $720k), and core research staff (~25 @ $120k ≈ $3,000k).
R&D Budget $1.2M/yr
[#27] Long-term technical R&D into non-SRA stabilization and Hume-resistant technologies and countermeasures.
Annual Overhead $700K/yr
[#30] Administrative overhead, insurance, accounting, site insurance and miscellaneous administrative staff and small capital replacements.
Cultural Reintegration $600K/yr
[#26] Ongoing cultural preservation, housing, identity/legal paperwork and long-term support for returned Ghost Town residents.
Medical Operations $500K/yr
[#13] Operating budget for acute care, gerontology contingency, trauma care and emergency medical readiness for rapid-ageing returnees.
Logistics And Transport $475K/yr
[#9, #19] Vehicle maintenance/fuel and contracted helipad/air-support; ongoing logistical support and trade goods transport costs for Ghost Town cooperation.
Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr
[#21, #22] Public cover/OPSEC costs, FOIA/liaison/legal counsel, IRB/ethical oversight and consent management/legal containment costs.
Research And Monitoring $365K/yr
[#7, #8, #16, #17, #28] Sensor/surveillance maintenance, drone ops support, research lab consumables & assays, data archival/storage, and media/documentation processing.
Supplies And Consumables $250K/yr
[#15, #24] Expedition consumables/resupplies (monthly expedition baseline) and base consumables/wear-and-tear (PPE, tack, batteries, spare parts).
Training Program $100K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training, certs, equestrian practice, psych evaluations for entrants.
Psychological Support $100K/yr
[#20] Ongoing counseling, R&R rotations, morale and reintegration support to mitigate desertion and psychological effects.
Facilities Maintenance $85K/yr
[#4, #5] Annual maintenance for perimeter installations and power/utilities upkeep (fence/berm/tower upkeep, microgrid/genset maintenance).
Horse Care $55K/yr
[#25] Recurring feed, veterinary care and maintenance for training horses and tack replacement.
Communications Maintenance $40K/yr
[#6] Recurring bandwidth, satellite uplink and communications-system maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.6M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled research, training, and routine maintenance; no major incidents.
routine operations scheduled expeditions no major equipment failures
🚨 Minor Incident $10.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized equipment failures or small-scale incidents requiring repair, limited medical evacuations, or short operational surges.
sensor / drone damage small SRA/ancillary equipment failure single-person severe ageing event
🚨 Major Breach $17.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Mass demanifestation, major SRA failure or large-scale rescue requiring emergency SRA replacement, mass medical response, and prolonged surge operations.
SRA catastrophic failure multiple personnel demanifestation / mass-casualty large-scale recovery operations
👥 Personnel 49 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#10] 24/7 guarded perimeter staffing: 6guards/shift × 3 shifts = 18 guards (salaries included in staff_wages).
Rapid-response & MTF Operator 6 [#11] Specialized recovery team riders/operators (6 personnel, higher pay; included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 25 [#12] Core research team (scientists, xenobiologists, anthropologists, medics, engineers, Hume specialists); chosen midpoint of 20–30 staff; salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and operational detail, allowing midpoint estimates; however large ranges on capital/contingency (SRA replacement) and uncertain incident frequency reduce precision.
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